Cuff creasing and buttonhole aligning device



Nov. 10, 1931. J. w. STEELE ,2

CUFF CREASING AND BUTTONHOLE ALIGNING' DEVICE 7 Filed June 19, 1930 Patented Nov. 10, 931 v V 1 831 205 UNITED STATES PATENT emu;

Application filed June 19, 1930. Serial No. 462,133

This invention relates to laundry applito agree with the fold, byhand. When this ances for either domestic or commercial use is done by hand there is always the possibiland it has particular reference to cuff creasity of dis-alignment each time the shirt is ing devices and the principal object of the laundered and in which event the crease is in 5 invention resides in an apparatus for both adifferent position and when worn edges will, 55 I creasing the cuff and aligning the buttonassume different positions, resulting in non-- holes in a folded cuff. uniform wear at the folding point of the cuff.

Another object of the invention resides in This is equally true of any stains on the foldits peculiar adaptability for use in connection ed portion which cannot be removed by 10 with conventional shirt folding devices, espelaundering and it is desirable that any such 60 cially those employed for doing up these garstains" and wear be along the folded portion ments in laundries, the invention occupying 1 cf the cuff. V i

but little space and consequently does not The present invention therefore conten'n interfere with the operatoremployed to fold plates the provi sion of a device 1which=may la the garments preparatory to delivery to the be secured at some convenient point adjacent 65 customer. the operators table and preferably mounted r Still another object of the invention resides upon the folding board in order that the perin a device of the character mentioned having son employed to fold the shirts may have facilities by which a cuff may be folded a ready access to the'device. V

number of times, yet without deviation from Accordingly, the invention is comprised of To the crease made by thefirst folding thereof, a substantially rectangular hollow body 1, i which is effective in maintaining the wear at composed of any suitable material, either one point as well as any'stains along the wood or metal, but preferably aluminum. folded edge of the cufi. The body 1 has a rectangular extended poryvith th foregoing objects as paramount, tion 2 in which there is a slot as and an aper- 75, the invention has particular reference to its tureb through which is passed bolts 0 to p salient features of construction, purpose and mount the same I V arrangement of parts to become manifest as Adjacentone vedge of the body there is a the description proceeds, taken in connection fixed stud 3 and a longitudinally movable with the accompanying drawings,wherein: stud l. This latter stud islarranged to be so Figure l is a perspective view of a cuff moved in order that it will accommodate creasing and buttonhole aligning device concuffs 5 in which the distance between the butstructed according to the present invention. tonh'olestl vary,as shown in Figure 4. .A

Figure 2 is a side elevational view, with non-frictional member 8 reposes within the one portion broken away to illustrate the tenslot 7 and provides a guide for the said stud sioning means to allow for adjustability of 4 when'thelatter is moved lengthwise of the one of the buttonhole aligning studs. slot 7. The non-frictional element, which Figure 3 is a view on lines 33 of Figure 2. may be of metal or fiber material is affixed Figure l is a plan View of the invention through the medium of the threaded pin 9,

illustrating the manner in which a cuff is apintegral with the said stud 4 to an L-shaped on plied thereto for aligning of the buttonhole, member 10, which member is yieldably cond nected, through the medium of a spring 11 Figure 5 is an end elevational showing a to one end of the body 1 through the medium layer of padding to enable an iron to be ofasmall bolt and hook 12. The companion passed over the cuff for creasing the same. stud 3 is affixed to the body 1 by means of a 9 Conventionally, after a shirt or similar nut 13 threaded upon an integral pin 14. garment is ironed, the cuffs of the sleeves are It is obvious from the foregoing descripfolded and creased by hand and in the case tion that when the buttonholeslti on either of the folded cuff, wherein there are four side of the cuff 5 are placed upon the studs buttonholes, it is diflicult to align these holes 3 and 4, in the manner shown in Figure 4:, the i a folded portion may be turned to overlap that portion of the cuff next adjacent the sleeve 15 and the bottonholes 6 in said folded portion are likewise inserted over the studs 3 and 4 to insure positive aligning of the four buttonholes. When such aligning is obtained, a true fold at (Z is insured and it is suflicient in most cases to move the finger along the fold to crease the same. However, in some cases, it is desirable to further crease the fold by running the smoothing iron thereover and in which case there is provided a layer of padding material 16 which overreaches the operative surface of the device.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification and such modification as is considered within the scope and meaning of the appended claims is also considered within the spirit and intent of the invention. i What is claimed is:

v 1. A folding and buttonhole aligning cleyic'eifor cuffs including a rectangular hollow body having a flange provided with an apert me at one end and a slotted opening at the opposite end, a flattened stud removably mounted at one end of said body adjacent said flange, a similar stud mounted in a slot at the opposite end of said body in alignment with said first stud, means for retaining said stud insaid slot for sliding movement and means within said body to yieldingly return said stud to normal position when the latter is moved in said slot. p

A folding and aligning device for shirt cuffs including a hollow rectangular body having a mounting flange integral therewith provided with a screw receiving aperture at one end and a slot at the opposite end a stud projecting upwardly from the surface of said body at one end and adjacent its edge, a second stud mounted in a slot at the opposite end and adjacent the edge of said body and having means for retaining the same for sliding movementin said slot and means below said second stud for yieldingly connecting said stud to'said body to cause the same to return to normal position when moved in said slot.

In testimony whereofI aflix my signature.

JAMES WV. STEELE. 

